Guides for XL factions

**Martok** · 03-01-2007, 00:59

Originally Posted by Innocentius

I could write one for the Swedish in High and help with the Serbs in High, but that's pretty much it. I have played as all the factions, but never pulled through an entire campaign as I usually quit once I get bored.

Personally, I don't believe it's absolutely necessary to have completed a campaign as the faction you're helping to write about. It's pretty much an open secret that most MTW players rarely conquer 100% of the map, and a fairly large fraction of us don't always make it to the 60% "minor" victory either. (Not that *I've* ever quit a campaign before reaching 60% -- mercy, no!)

I think that realistically, faction guides don't need to give step-by-step instructions on how to conquer the entire map. All they really should do is show how you can get that faction to its "critical mass", where you're big enough that you can handle pretty much whatever the other factions throw at you. (Examples: Once the Almos/Aragon/Spanish conquer the Iberian peninsula, or the Byz/Eggies/Turks gain control of the "Great Triangle", the world is pretty much their oyster.)

Originally Posted by Deus ret.

What about an entire sub-section for all Mods, not just XL....

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That's actually what I suggested to FBE.

**King of Bavaria** · 03-01-2007, 22:05

Sounds lika a good idea.

I don't think my skill/experience with the new factions are enough for a guide (my studies are stealing too much time from playing MTW, unfortunately ), but I think I could add a little bit about the Scots, maybe.

Generally, I think more people will join, if someone starts.

Normally I get bored when my faction gets overpowered, so I agree that it's unnecessary to write a guide until 100%, imo the problem is mostly the succesfull start of a campaign, and not the conquest of the last enmemies territories.

Maybe it would also be a good idea to add strategies for the "old" factions, if the strategic situation is an other, as in the unmodded game.

**Peasant Phill** · 03-03-2007, 19:26

(like I said) I want to start a guide for the Volga Bulgars. Do I wait for a subforum or can I start a new thread?

**Martok** · 03-04-2007, 01:53

Originally Posted by Peasant Phill

(like I said) I want to start a guide for the Volga Bulgars. Do I wait for a subforum or can I start a new thread?

It's been determined that it would be best if the Guides forum were restricted to just the factions that are in the vanilla game, so you can go ahead and start a new thread.

**Vladimir** · 03-05-2007, 13:44

Do a search for "Vladimir" and "Armenia".

Sorry, don't have much time to post.

**King Kurt** · 03-08-2007, 10:37

Martok - I gather from your posts that Froggy wanted to keep the guide section for vanilla MTW/VI - I suppose I can understand that. However, I wondered if it was possible to create a sub forum for the mod guides - like the Chapter house for interactives in the monastry - within the main hall. It would be good to keep this info in an accessable place.
What do you think?

**Martok** · 03-08-2007, 20:58

I'm certainly for the idea. Before I speak with Tosa about creating such a subforum, however, it would be nice if I could first get an idea of:

1.) The overall level of interest in such a forum.

2.) The willingness of our members to actually write up these guides. (There wouldn't be much point in creating said subforum if there were only going to be 3-4 guides in the whole thing.

)

Hmm, perhaps I'll create a poll about this....